Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Mermaid Thetis Review

Now that the EX line has taken off, we have seen many changes on the old saint seiya line for better or for worst.  The main concentration of characters have moved to the EX line and now we are getting different characters on the old line which is good.  But how much time and effort have they put on the figures that are not there main line anymore?  We have seen many good figures come out in the last year with no complaints what so ever, but going to the end of the 2013 era, we have to wait and see if Bandai will keep both lines the same level.  Today we are going to review the last figure of the 2012 year and it’s Mermaid Thetis.

         The box is a marine green color signifying that this is part of the Poseidon saga.  We have not seen these boxes in a long time, with the exception of the re-release of Poseidon late last year.  We can see the figure on the front and with the object mode on the back.  On the side we have the Tamashii nation logo and the Bandai Logo as well.  Just to mention this is a HK edition.  The side of the box it says saint cloth myth, and on the bottom it says mermaid scale.  On the back of the box we have a typical layout of the figure in many poses, and the figure with different faces.  We also see the object and many other things.  The bottom has the usual things like warnings and hazards, but because this is an Asian version, we have holographic stickers as well.

         As you open and take out the busters, it’s a standard layout that we expect from a saint cloth myth figure.  On the left side we have the figure itself with most of her armor, and on the right side we have the skeleton of the object mode and some parts of accessories.  When we look at the manual it looks very simple enough, the figure does not have massive or very big armor so it should not be a problem, the object mode construction looks simple enough but we have to wait and see for the results.

         After attempting to make the object mode, I have to say that it is the worst object mode I have built in a long time.  The parts are not stable and the tail of the mermaid is very hard to make, it took me around 2 hours to complete the objective and it’s very hard to do.  One thing that you have to note is that the parts are not well explained how to make them and the tail you have to figure out on your own to see what best fits.  Do yourself a favor and if you are building the object mode to assemble the legs first, then attach the tail, as this is the fastest way to build it.  One thing you have to note is that the leg parts are made of plastic and metal.  The pointy part of the leg is plastic and the rest is metal.  Keep this in mind because they have to separate to make the object mode and when you separate things on a myth cloth that should be a solid piece, it’s not good for business.

         Now because of the object mode, the armor has a few defects that happened because of the object mode build.  First I have to say that the figure looks like a goddess, and it’s a great piece of art.  The faces and the armor look great and the colors are true to the animation.  I cannot complain that I did not get a great figure, aesthetic wise, but when it comes to build, it’s another story.  First one thing that I did like was the engineering of the face.  They used elements from the myth cloth EX line to make the face and I have to say it came out fantastic.  The mechanisms to make the figure a simple and very easy to change the faces which are always a good thing.  

 But the main problem we have with her is that the leg guards on top of the leg don’t stay in place, and then we move to the bottom part of the legs.  The bottom part of the leg is composed of 3 parts, the top part which is the pointy part, the middle, and the bottom.  The bottom and the top are made of plastic, and the middle is made of metal.  The top part you have to remove to make the object mode which is fine, but when you try to put it on the figure, the top part is so loose that every time you want to move her, the parts falls out of place.  The posing of the figure is horrible and you really don’t have to touch it for you to have a chance not to dislocate the part.  What is wrong with the part is that it does not have a clicking mechanism like the waist for it to stay on the leg, I think they tried to make the object mode as good as possible, 

and messing up the figure in the process.  Overall the building of the figure is a disaster and something you have to be careful of, but the figure is great in looks.  The helmet is plastic, the shoulders and chest are metal, the bottoms are plastic, arms are plastic and metal, and the legs I have given you the layout with the feet always metal.

         Overall I have to say I was very disappointed with the figure, but I have to give the figure 2 grades which I have never done before.  In looks, the figure gets a solid 10.  It’s a very great figure in many ways and it will look great on your collection.  On built, I have to say 7 out of 10.  The object mode is horrible and the legs need work, as a recommendation, have super glue ready.  The build was one of the worst I have done in a while and I’m not looking forward to cleaning the figure.

         Thank you iShop2go for letting me review the figure and remember.  Get it now!